Amy Leigh
Please ignore the lower ratings which I TRULY believe are unfair. I don't think any of us are here on this drama's page looking for some Oscar-worthy, ground-breaking script or performance. Instead, we are talking about a cute, romantic and sweet series about high schoolers and their love story.
Overall, I found this series to be super adorable for what it was intended to be. I fell in love with both leads (never seen them before) and thought they were well suited for the roles (ML especially). The series was a nice change of pace from somewhat cliche stories where the story is about students falling in love and getting together over the course of a drama. Instead this is about two students who fall for each other almost immediately and we see their growth as a couple and how they inspire and help each other to grow over the course of the series. Their relationship is shown in quite a mature way as they help each other grow, despite their young age (I enjoyed the change instead of some series' constant miscommunications and fights that continue until the end of the show).
Also, instead of it being an ugly duckling story... while ML does go through a makeover later on, it's not because he thinks he is ugly but only because he doesn't want to embarrass his girlfriend (who loves the way he looks anyways and is already his girlfriend). In fact, no one ever says he is ugly before his makeover but just calls him "gloomy" since his hair is in his face and he is very quiet and doesn't talk to people. So it's not a cliche story of unpopular boys gets makeover and becomes popular, etc. Even after his makeover, he still sticks with his circle of friends and the show doesn't let his head get turned by the new attention from others (again, as many series write their own plots). The story isn't groundbreaking, but it's nice.
It's meant to be lighthearted and sweet, but it does have a deeper meaning of making oneself happy by becoming true to yourself and not running away from who you are just because your are afraid to show that side to people. Just for that, I give it a 8.5 rating!
Acting was quite decent, production was nice, music was actually really good even though I don't usually pay attention to J-drama OSTs, and the overall effect left me smiling the entire time I binge-watched it in one sitting. In fact ,I had to stop the series at one point to wonder why my cheeks were hurting (and then I realized I had been grinning over how cute and adorable it all was lol)
I would rewatch this for sure. It's very short and worth your time.
Overall, I found this series to be super adorable for what it was intended to be. I fell in love with both leads (never seen them before) and thought they were well suited for the roles (ML especially). The series was a nice change of pace from somewhat cliche stories where the story is about students falling in love and getting together over the course of a drama. Instead this is about two students who fall for each other almost immediately and we see their growth as a couple and how they inspire and help each other to grow over the course of the series. Their relationship is shown in quite a mature way as they help each other grow, despite their young age (I enjoyed the change instead of some series' constant miscommunications and fights that continue until the end of the show).
Also, instead of it being an ugly duckling story... while ML does go through a makeover later on, it's not because he thinks he is ugly but only because he doesn't want to embarrass his girlfriend (who loves the way he looks anyways and is already his girlfriend). In fact, no one ever says he is ugly before his makeover but just calls him "gloomy" since his hair is in his face and he is very quiet and doesn't talk to people. So it's not a cliche story of unpopular boys gets makeover and becomes popular, etc. Even after his makeover, he still sticks with his circle of friends and the show doesn't let his head get turned by the new attention from others (again, as many series write their own plots). The story isn't groundbreaking, but it's nice.
It's meant to be lighthearted and sweet, but it does have a deeper meaning of making oneself happy by becoming true to yourself and not running away from who you are just because your are afraid to show that side to people. Just for that, I give it a 8.5 rating!
Acting was quite decent, production was nice, music was actually really good even though I don't usually pay attention to J-drama OSTs, and the overall effect left me smiling the entire time I binge-watched it in one sitting. In fact ,I had to stop the series at one point to wonder why my cheeks were hurting (and then I realized I had been grinning over how cute and adorable it all was lol)
I would rewatch this for sure. It's very short and worth your time.
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